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Viewpoint: Fake meat doesn’t taste anything like the real thing. Pilot project putting pig genes in soybeans hopes to change the status quo

Matt Reynolds | 
Paladini is the CEO of Moolec Science, a molecular farming firm that uses crops to grow animal proteins. The idea is ...
Glyphosate disinformation: French activists use fake 'glyphosate detection tests' in campaign to turn public against safe weedkiller

Glyphosate disinformation: French activists use fake ‘glyphosate detection tests’ in campaign to turn public against safe weedkiller

Opponents needed a tool that would strike public opinion. Monica Kruger, an activist and director of the private veterinary testing ...
How zapping roots with electricity can supercharge plant growth

How zapping roots with electricity can supercharge plant growth

Anders Törneholm, Eleni Stavrinidou | 
Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. In ...
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Viewpoint: Without measurable metrics, ‘regenerative agriculture’ is often little more than a data-less claim and a form of greenwashing. Here’s how to make it more science based and sustainable

Julian Little | 
In a previous column for SSA, just under a year ago, I highlighted concerns that the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), a ...
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Study: Organic farming produces less food than conventional. How huge is this yield gap?

The productivity of organic farming systems and their capacity to address the global food demand of a rapidly increasing population ...
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Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds

Layla Katiraee | 
Much to the dismay of anti-GMO activists, courts around the world including SCOTUS have consistently upheld the rights of companies ...
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Here’s the skinny on fast-emerging genetic engineering tools that are rapidly improving global farming

Molly Campbell | 
Genetic engineering and gene-editing tools are by no means a panacea for the time-sensitive agricultural and food-related challenges we face ...
Americans’ top 10 favorite genetically-modified foods

Americans’ top 10 favorite genetically-modified foods

Faiq Zafar | 
Genetically modified papayas were first produced in the U.S. in 1996. Since then, they have been extremely popular in the ...
Upcycling food waste: Corn cobs, the circular economy and industrial production: Plant biomass offers alternative industrial products

Upcycling food waste: Corn cobs, the circular economy and industrial production: Plant biomass offers alternative industrial products

Eduardo Souza | 
The practice of upcycling –present in a variety of industries from fashion to construction– not only revitalizes discarded items, adding new values ...
The investment bubble surrounding indoor farming has burst. One plodding but high-tech startup is bucking the trend, and here's how

The investment bubble surrounding indoor farming has burst. One plodding but high-tech startup is bucking the trend, and here’s how

Thomas Lee | 
Indoor farming startups seeking to revolutionize the nation’s food supply have endured a rocky year. Investors have significantly pulled back ...
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25+ years into the crop biotechnology revolution, ‘Canadian prairie farmers are among the most sustainable on the planet’. Europe? Not so much

Stuart Smyth | 
Canadian agriculture has embraced innovative technologies and products. Canadian farmers rapidly adopted genetically modified crops following their approvals in the ...
Why African farmers fighting against notoriously low yields need innovation to survive inflation and starvation in a warming world

Why African farmers fighting against notoriously low yields need innovation to survive inflation and starvation in a warming world

Katharine Houreld | 
Rising temperatures mean large chunks of Africa are whipsawing between increasingly severe droughts and more frequent and intense cyclones, threatening ...
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Creating the perfect Christmas tree: Researchers spent four decades creating a faster-growing, shed-free fir tree

Andrew Moore | 
Christmas trees are the centerpiece of the holiday season. But the fear of needles falling can deter shoppers from buying ...
‘Perhaps GMOs are closer to natural processes than we think’: How genetic modification mimics natural evolution of plants

‘Perhaps GMOs are closer to natural processes than we think’: How genetic modification mimics natural evolution of plants

Lara Pereira, Luke Dunning, Pauline Raimondeau | 
Genetically modified (GM) crops may be controversial, but similar processes happen naturally with wild plants. However, scientists have long been ...
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‘I asked for a greenhouse made of bulletproof glass’: Golden Rice developer feared activist retaliation for creating genetically modified vitamin A-boosted variety

In July 2000, Ingo Potrykus thought he was both at the peak and at the end of his career. He ...
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Companies bet millions on the plant-based meat substitute revolution. Why hasn’t that panned out?

Kevin Hursh | 
Futurists and pundits often make compelling cases for how the agricultural world will unfold. Here are a half dozen instances ...
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Viewpoint: Hunger crisis — The number of countries unable to feed their populations has soared 400% since 2000. Here’s why crop biotechnology is a key solution

Nazimi Açıkgöz | 
In the face of increasing population, adversely changing climate, shrinking agricultural lands, inputs such as energy, fertilizer and pestisite that ...
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Are pesticide residues on food something to worry about?

Jon Entine, Kayleen Schreiber, Marc Brazeau | 
Just like anything that goes into your body, it’s the dose (the amount) that matters ...
Food and your brain: ‘Ultra-processed’ foods high in salt, sugar and fat are cheap and accessible — but increase risks of anxiety and depression

Food and your brain: ‘Ultra-processed’ foods high in salt, sugar and fat are cheap and accessible — but increase risks of anxiety and depression

Janis Jibrin | 
Although many ultra-processed foods—soda, candy, energy bars, fruit-flavored yogurt, frozen pizza, and frozen meals—can satisfy cravings for sweet, fatty, salty ...
President Macron’s attempt to appease French anti-glyphosate environmental lobby goes awry, alienating both his activist base and farmers

President Macron’s attempt to appease French anti-glyphosate environmental lobby goes awry, alienating both his activist base and farmers

Gil Rivière Wekstein | 
Good news for French agriculture. Finally, the European Commission decided to follow what a majority of Member States wanted, in this ...
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A llama-inspired way to protect crops

Steve Savage | 
Most of us will never see a live llama except at a zoo unless we have an opportunity to travel ...
Viewpoint: Nigeria may be running out of farmable land. Is there a biotech-based solution?

Viewpoint: Nigeria may be running out of farmable land. Is there a biotech-based solution?

Joel Nwankwo | 
It is probable that Nigeria would experience a scarcity of cultivable land and a notable reduction in the nitrogen levels ...
How algae, mushrooms and grass can supplement ‘de-carbonization’ initiatives

How algae, mushrooms and grass can supplement ‘de-carbonization’ initiatives

The prominence of the forestry industry in Sweden’s bioeconomy has whipped up controversy. Many scientists, activists, and NGOs are critical of ...
Pesticides and Food: It's not a black or white issue — Has pesticide use decreased since the introduction of GMO crops?

Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — Has pesticide use decreased since the introduction of GMO crops?

Kayleen Schreiber, Marc Brazeau | 
What is the truth about crop pesticides and their residues in food in 2018? ...
The ‘holy grail’ of beer yeasts: How genetically-modified IPAs could stay fresh forever

The ‘holy grail’ of beer yeasts: How genetically-modified IPAs could stay fresh forever

David Silverberg | 
Yeast is central to brewing, as it turns the sugars provided by barley malt and other grains into alcohol, while ...
300% yield boost: Analyzing Nigeria’s first GM potato project, one year later

300% yield boost: Analyzing Nigeria’s first GM potato project, one year later

Collins Nnabuife | 
The Genetically Modified (GM) Potato Project ongoing in Nigeria has concluded its first-year multi-locational confined trial in three locations, with ...
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Viewpoint: Perversity activism — How European anti-biotechnology NGOs end up promoting commodity-crop farming, consolidating the seed market and undermining sustainability

David Zaruk | 
One of the most attractive advantages of NGTs is the low cost of entry for innovators. Labs in developing countries ...
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